Hunt for dad who kidnapped his two children as cops urge public not to approach him

The Daily Record revealed in November how mum Karine Corner made a desperate plea for the return of her children, aged three and eight, after they vanished while visiting their gran’s home and were later returned to their mum.

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After the Record highlighted the case, the children were taken back to their gran’s house.

Yesterday, Karine said she was being forced to move house because she does not feel safe in her Coatbridge home while ­Garifalou is at large.

She said: “This is my dream home and I feel I’m being forced out.”

Karine was 16 when she began a relationship with Garifalou.

She added: “I have an interdict so he can’t contact me but I still get text messages and pictures sent from different numbers. This house is meant to be my safe place for me and my kids. I just can’t live here any more.”

Karine insisted the police should have made finding Garifalou a bigger priority before now.

She said: “This has never been properly tackled by the police.

“Even now, the photo they have put out of him is years old. You wouldn’t recognise him.

“They have said he is 36, but he is 31, and where they mention his middle name, they have spelled it wrongly. Are they serious about tracking him down?”

Garifalou is described as white, Scottish, 5ft 11in and medium build, with brown hair and brown eyes.

He has a tattoo spelling out “Andreas” on his left arm.

Constable Hardeep Singh Dulai of Coatbridge Police Office said: “We are appealing for anyone who has any ­information regarding his whereabouts to come forward and contact us.

“We would also emphasise that if seen, members of the public should not approach him and should contact Police ­Scotland on 101.”